We have a Gama D stuck in reset at our facility. We work on our own elevators because nobody will travel to work on our elevators and or don't want to come to our plant. We are allowed by state law to work on them as we are a industrial facility. I will tell you what i have done and see if any of you have any advise on how to move forward. We have removed tested and reinstalled all ribbon cables and plugs to make sure there in no corrosion issues on all our boards. We have reset power. The reset light comes on instantly with no flickering. We can run the car in firefighter mode and inspection mode. We have tested the 5V line on the Gama D board and it has 4.98V steady. We have the common wire for the lights on the door buttons for voltage and found +24V dc. The fifth floor buttons are always lit. We tested the hall way buttons for continuity and they do have continuity when the button is pressed and looses when un-pressed but the buttons stay lit. We cleaned the car level tape and magnetic sensor that shows where the car is located and replaced the plastic slider track as it was warn pretty far on one side. We tested what mode the car is in. it is going into mode 2 “auto” and not working and can switch to mode 3 “inspect” and dose function correctly in that mode. Relays do pull in and will hold but only on inspect and firefighter. Any advice on where to go from here? I have attached photos of our controller.
I would call an elevator service provider. Have done a lot of work on various boats which are also maintained by unqualified personnel.Very scary, a lot of unsafe repairs made; safety devices electrically bypassed, Speed governors disabled, governor cables removed, brakes that won't hold full load, wrong parts used, etc. I would be curious what state allows this.
What state are you in and what type of place is it? I've only heard of all the elevator companies in one area not working on stuff for 2 reasons, people dont pay, or the equipment is not safe to return to service.
The problem is not our elevators or paying bills it is the remoteness of our plant and the type of plant it is, that the elevator men don't want to work here. We are working closely with a consultant and soon an inspector to make sure everything is up to code and kept that way. In the mean time I really need help with my GAMA D. I'm sure one of you out here has the knowledge that I need to get this unit back up and running. Please advise.
I have worked in pulp mills, hydro dams, refineries, boats even a sugar plant, most "remote". I know guys that have worked at nuke plants. I find it hard to believe that an inspector & consultant would go there but an elevator man wouldn't. I'll save you on the probably large sum of money you're paying a consultant: modernize.
Elevator man wont come here. Called over 50 of them and got the same story. NO. Hear nor there just looking for some help in getting what we have running. Is there anybody on here willing to assist me with my immediate problem that my elevators wont go up and down.
Do you have a service tool? If it runs on fire service it should run normally with a few exceptions. The Gamma D was a short lived product and you will be hard pressed to find support for them.
